Connecticut train derails during rush hour and crashes head-on into another, injuring at least 60 people

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring at least 60 people, authorities said.

'It appears that one of the trains began derailing as they were approaching one another,' Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a news conference Friday evening. He called the damage is 'devastating.'

Images from the scene show a mangled train car with a blown-out window and and pieces of the tracks in disarray. At least five passengers were critically injured, including one who is in 'very critical' condition, according to Malloy.

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Crash: Emergency workers arrive at the scene of a train collision in Fairfield, Connecticut, in which at least 60 people were injured

Passengers: About 250 people were on board the two trains, which collided just after 6 p.m., during rush hour

Investigation: Injured passengers are removed from the scene of the collision. An investigation into the cause of the derailment is underway

The cause of the crash is still under
investigation and authorities have no reason to suspect foul play, Malloy said. The National Transportation Safety Board was also on its way to the
crash site on Friday to begin its own investigation.

The collision happened shortly after 6 p.m. on the Metro-North Railroad, a
commuter line serving the northern suburbs, near Fairfield, just outside
Bridgeport.

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Bill
Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated
Press at least 49 people were injured, including four with serious
injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said.

The railroad said a train that departed
New York City's Grand Central station en route to New Haven derailed. A
westbound train on an adjacent track then struck the derailed train.
Some cars on the second train also derailed as a result of the
collision.

Still working: Investigators were on the scene of the crash well into the evening

Derailment: 'It appears that one of the trains began derailing as they were approaching one another,' Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said in a news conference Friday evening

Stranded: Passengers who weren't transported to hospitals were stranded after after the crash

Victims: Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said everybody who needed treatment had been attended to

'At this stage, we don't know if this is a mechanical failure, an accident or something deliberate,' Fairfield police spokesman Lt. James Perez told the Connecticut Post.

Amtrak suspended service
indefinitely between New York and Boston.

Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said everybody who needed treatment had been attended to, and authorities were beginning to turn their attention to investigating the cause.

'Everybody seemed pretty calm,' he said.
'Everybody was thankful they didn't get seriously hurt. They were
anxious to get home to their families.'

Cause: The railroad said a train that departed New York City's Grand Central station en route to New Haven derailed. A westbound train on an adjacent track then struck the derailed train

Rush-hour crash: Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, injuring at least 60 people

No way home: Passengers wait to be picked up by a bus after they were left stranded by the crash

Passengers who weren't injured and taken to area hospitals were transported from the scene by bus.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the Metro-North Railroad, the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation.

The Metro-North main lines - the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven - run northward from New York City's Grand Central Terminal into suburban New York and Connecticut.